EP1855877A2 - Tissus pour la fabrication de papier presentant un revetement nanoparticulaire resistant aux contaminants et procede d'application in situ - Google Patents

Tissus pour la fabrication de papier presentant un revetement nanoparticulaire resistant aux contaminants et procede d'application in situ

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EP1855877A2
EP1855877A2 EP06737025A EP06737025A EP1855877A2 EP 1855877 A2 EP1855877 A2 EP 1855877A2 EP 06737025 A EP06737025 A EP 06737025A EP 06737025 A EP06737025 A EP 06737025A EP 1855877 A2 EP1855877 A2 EP 1855877A2
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fabric
coating
nanoparticle
surface treatment
papermaking
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Samuel M. Baker
Rex Barrett
Bud J. Chase
Bruce W. Janda
Ian Gerald Lang
Dietmar Wirtz
Larry Anderson
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AstenJohnson Inc
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Definitions

  • the present invention relates to methods for the in situ application of contaminant resistant coatings to papermaking fabrics, and pape ⁇ naking fabrics so coated.
  • the invention is directed to methods for the in situ application of nanoparticle coatings to papermaking fabrics that reduce machine down time.
  • Particles suspended in the primarily cellulose fiber stock used to form the paper may include pitches, adhesives, other glue-like substances as well as other materials that have a propensity to stick to the papermaking fabrics, reducing the fabric permeability and adversely effecting the performance of the papermaking fabric.
  • Prior known solutions to address this problem have proposed coating the fabric with an anti-contaminant material in order to enhance the anti-sticking property of the fabric and maintain the fabric cleaner for a longer period of time after it is installed on a papermaking machine.
  • the prior known coatings wear off through use, resulting in diminished performance of the papermaking fabric.
  • the thickness of the coating itself had to be very small so that the coating itself did not reduce the fabric permeability.
  • Nanoparticle coatings are also known, such as described in e.g.:
  • a contaminant resistant industrial textile such as a papermaking forming, dryer or Through-Air Drying (TAD) fabric, and a method of rendering such a fabric contamination resistant is provided.
  • a water based nanoparticle type contaminant resistant coating is applied to an industrial textile such as a papermaking fabric, while the fabric is installed in place on the papermaking machine (i.e. it is ready to run or is in operation but not making paper).
  • the coating may have either, or both, hydrophobic or oleophobic characteristics, and is heat cured on the papermaking fabric using existing heat sources which are already present in the papermaking equipment, or through the use of auxiliary heaters located adjacent to the fabric.
  • the fabric when the fabric is heat cured on the papermaking equipment, this is done at temperatures of between about 32°C (9O 0 F) to about 120 0 C (248°F) by means of the existing heat source or the auxiliary heaters. All temperatures are as measured either immediately adjacent to, or at, the surface of the textile.
  • an industrial textile such as a papermaking fabric
  • the water based nanoparticle type hydrophobic or oleophobic contaminant resistant coating while the fabric is installed in place on the papermaking machine (i.e. it is ready to run or is in operation, but not making paper).
  • the coating is applied, for example, to the lateral side edges of the fabric only and those areas alone are subsequently heat cured in situ using existing heat sources already present in the papermaking equipment, or auxiliary heaters located adjacent to the fabric.
  • the coating is cured in situ on the industrial textile, this is done at temperatures in the range of from about 32 0 C (90 0 F) to about 120 0 C (248°F).
  • the coating is applied to the textile after it has been manufactured, but prior to delivery to the customer for which it is intended.
  • the coating is heat cured on the textile manufacturing equipment so as to bond it securely to the fabric, using temperatures which are in the range of from about 52°C (125°F), to about 204 0 C (400 0 F), all such temperatures being measured either immediately adjacent to, or at, the surface of the textile.
  • the coating is heat cured prior to installation of the textile in the environment for which it is intended at temperatures of from about 66 0 C (150 0 F) to about 177°C (350 0 F); more preferably, the coating is heat cured prior to installation at a temperature of from about 66 0 C (150 0 F) to about 149°C (300 0 F).
  • the entire surface area of the fabric is coated with the water based nanoparticle type contaminant resistant coating and is subsequently heat treated at temperatures of from about 52°C (125°F), to about 204 0 C (400 0 F), such temperatures being measured immediately adjacent to, or on, the textile surface.
  • temperatures of from about 52°C (125°F), to about 204 0 C (400 0 F), such temperatures being measured immediately adjacent to, or on, the textile surface.
  • only selected portions of the textile surface are so treated and heat cured.
  • the nanoparticle surface treatment preferably includes both a hydrophobic and oleophobic characteristic.
  • effective results have been obtained by coating the fabric with a coating having only one of a hydrophobic or oleophobic characteristic.
  • the invention is also directed to papermaking fabrics having improved contamination resistance produced by the processes according to the invention. Such fabrics have a greatly improved Relative
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of a spray boom that can be placed adjacent to the dryer fabric while it is on a papermaking machine in order to apply a nanoparticle type contaminant resistant coating in accordance with the present invention.
  • Figure 3A is a perspective view of a spray boom having a size less than the width of the dryer fabric shown in a first position to coat a first portion of the fabric.
  • Figure 5 is a block diagram illustrating a second embodiment of the process according to the invention for improving the contamination resistance properties of an industrial fabric used for papermaking by coating the fabric prior to heat setting and curing the coating during heat setting of the fabric.
  • the industrial textile such as a through air-dryer (“TAD”) fabric, forming fabric or dryer fabric 10
  • TAD through air-dryer
  • the papermaking machine 12 moving the fabric 10 on a slow or "crawl” speed by showering, either with water or, optionally, water including a surfactant and/or pH adjustment as required.
  • TAD through air-dryer
  • the shower 14 is preferably an existing papermachine shower, but a portable spray boom 16, such as that shown in Figure 2, or other suitable external cleaning system may be employed.
  • a vacuum box 22 or other air treatment may be located on either or both of the paper side (PS) and machine side (MS) of the fabric following this cleaning shower so as to remove any excess water and/or cleaning fluids from the fabric and to dry it.
  • a suitable hydrophobic and/or oleophobic nanoparticle type contaminant resistant liquid solution/suspension 20 can be applied to at least one fabric surface, preferably by coating roll application, spraying or showering it in liquid form onto the at least one surface.
  • this contaminant resistant liquid solution/suspension is a water-based three-component system consisting of:
  • nanoparticulate material comprised of an organic prepolymer
  • the fluorocarbon polymer is a fluoroacrylate or fluoralkyl-polyurethane copolymer. Other similar fluorocarbon polymers may be suitable.
  • the coating can be applied by means of an existing shower 14 such as may already be located in the papermaking machine, as shown in Figure 1.
  • the coating 20 may be applied by appropriately locating a removable spray boom 16 or other suitable means through which the coating is applied to the fabric.
  • the spray boom 16 preferably includes a plurality of spray nozzles 18, and is supported on legs 19 or may be clamped or is otherwise positionable adjacent to the fabric in a papermaking machine 12.
  • the fabric 10 is coated in place (e.g. on location in the TAD dryer section) by using the selected coating device and without removing the fabric 10 from the machine Any excess coating material 20 is removed by a vacuum slot box 22 downstream of the application device and is recycled into the coating system.
  • Spray conditions and treatment times are calculated to yield efficient coverage of the papermachine fabric 10 and to ensure successful bonding of the nanoparticles to the yarns of the fabric 10.
  • the speed of the fabric 10 and temperature of treatment are calculated to give the best possible coating integrity.
  • Typical coating temperatures for a fabric unrestrained by a tenter in the cross machine direction are from about 32°C (90 0 F) to about 120 0 C (248°F).
  • Typical applications are calculated to use about 23 g of active material per square meter of fabric surface. The material can be applied in a range of 0.5 to 30% active nano-solids in water dilution.
  • Preferred active solids concentrations in use have been 2.5 to 10% solids.
  • the excess amount is preferably removed with a vacuum slot downstream of the area where application occurs.
  • Fabrics which are very thick may require higher coating rates per unit area to completely cover the interior volume of the fabric. Fabric speeds of 2.5 to 4 meters per minute (8-12 feet per minute) are typical, but must be adjusted for the residence time in the heater zone to avoid over heating above the dimensional stability point of the yarn material (except in the case of final heatset in fabric manufacture where a tenter controls the dimensions of the fabric.
  • the coating 20 is then cured, preferably by passing across the heated dryer rolls 24 of the dryer section of the papermaking machine 12, so as to ensure a good bond with the component yarns of the fabric 10.
  • the coating 20 can be optionally heat cured using a portable infrared heater bank 26 or the like, but it is preferably cured by means of heat derived from the dryer system of the machine, especially in a TAD, or through-air dryer section. It is believed that the TAD section of a tissue machine would be especially well suited to the application and curing of this coating 20 as there is sufficient heat of at least 49 0 C (12O 0 F) to cause the coating 20 to cure and thus securely attach itself to the yarns. Also, many of the elements required for successful application (i.e. shower, vacuum slots and rolls, heat) are already present in the dryer section or can be readily adapted to this type of machine.
  • the temperature of the environment in which the fabric is located must be sufficient so that the coating is cured in situ.
  • the temperature of the papermaking environment in which the fabric is located is in the range of from about 32°C (90 0 F) to about 120 0 C (248°F). More preferably, the temperature is in the range of from about 49°C (120 0 F) to about 93°C (200 0 F). Most preferably, the temperature is in the range of from about 60°C (14O 0 F) to about 82°C (180 0 F).
  • the coating 20 with the nanoparticle surface treatment preferably includes both a hydrophobic and oleophobic characteristic. It is also possible to perform multiple coating and curing steps to form a composite coating on the fabric 10, for example, with a first coating layer having one of a hydrophobic or oleophobic characteristic, and a second or subsequent coating having the other of the hydrophobic or oleophobic characteristic, or another desired characteristic. This provides enhanced contamination resistance for the papermaking fabrics according to the invention.
  • the clean fabric is coated, as indicated at box 102, by spraying, dip or lick coating, or other means such as are well known in the art and which may be used to provide a carefully controlled application of a hydrophobic and/or oleophobic water based nanoparticle type contaminant resistant liquid solution/suspension to one or both planar sides of the fabric.
  • a hydrophobic and/or oleophobic water based nanoparticle type contaminant resistant liquid solution/suspension to one or both planar sides of the fabric.
  • both sides of the textile are so treated.
  • only selected portions of the fabric, such as the lateral side edges are so treated.
  • Presently preferred treatment materials comprise a water-based three-component system consisting of:
  • an adhesion promoter which is preferably an organofunctional adhesion promoter having a functional group which is one of a vinyl-, methacrylate-, epoxy-, amino-, or mercapto- group;
  • a nanoparticulate material comprised of an organic prepolymer which is preferably comprised of organic nanoparticles such as nanowaxes, including polyethylene or polypropylene, or prepolymers of condensated silanes such as methyltriethoxysilane, propyltriethoxysilane, octyltrimethoxysilane, octyltriethoxysilane, or phenyltrimethoxysilane and the like, with one advantage provided by the use of the silane prepolymers being the possibility to react with the adhesion promoter to build a network of organic prepolymer; and
  • a fluorocarbon polymer which is preferably a fluoroacrylate or fluoralkyl-polyurethane copolymer, although other similar fluorocarbon polymers may be suitable.
  • the fabric will be heated to a temperature of from about 66 0 C (150 0 F) to about 177 0 C (350 0 F); more preferably this temperature will be from about 66 0 C (150 0 F) to about 149°C (300 0 F) which is sufficient to ensure curing and bonding of the surface treatment to the fabric components comprising at least a first surface of the textile.
  • the temperatures required for heat setting can be simultaneously used for curing the coating, as indicated at box 106.
  • the nanoparticle coating have both a hydrophobic and an oleophobic characteristic.
  • a composite coating on the fabric for example, with a first coating layer having one of a hydrophobic or oleophobic characteristic, and a second or subsequent coating having the other of the hydrophobic or oleophobic characteristic, or another desired characteristic.
  • a first coating layer having one of a hydrophobic or oleophobic characteristic for example, with a first coating layer having one of a hydrophobic or oleophobic characteristic, and a second or subsequent coating having the other of the hydrophobic or oleophobic characteristic, or another desired characteristic.
  • This provides enhanced contamination resistance for the papermaking fabrics according to the invention.
  • the fabric must be provided with a coating layer having one of a hydrophobic or oleophobic characteristic so as to provide effective contamination resistance properties to a fabric surface.
  • fabrics according to this invention may be coated following their installation on the papermaking machine for which they were intended, or they may be coated following their manufacture. It may be possible to coat the fabric in either case by means of several passes of different nanoparticle anti-contaminant systems so as to gain a composite with increased effectiveness and durability.
  • the fabric 10 After installation on the papermaking machine 12, the fabric 10 can be recoated in accordance with the method of the first embodiment of the invention, as noted above. This can be done on the papermaking machine 12 without the need to remove the fabric 10, thus reducing down time and costs.
  • Relative Contamination Resistance is an indicator of the ability of a fabric to resist contamination. RCR is measured by comparing a control fabric to a test fabric.
  • a sample is cut from a larger fabric piece and is washed to remove any dust or grease.
  • a similarly sized control sample is also prepared.
  • a suitable length of double sided adhesive carpet tape is then hot pressed at a temperature of 85°C (185°F) and a pressure of 4448 N (1,000 lbs) for 1 min. duration across the narrow dimension of each of the test fabric and control surfaces.
  • the tape is then peeled at an angle of 180° from the surfaces of each of the test and control samples using a CRE type tensile testing machine at a constant strain rate.
  • the peel force required to remove the tape from the test sample is then compared to the peel force required to remove the tape from the control sample and is then expressed as a ratio (RCR).
  • RCR numbers less than 1.0 indicate less contamination resistance than the control standard, while RCR numbers higher than 1.0 indicate better contamination resistance.
  • Fabrics which have been treated in accordance with the teachings of the present invention tend to release both water and oily contaminants more easily than do comparable, untreated fabrics. We have found that this improved propensity of the coated fabric to "give up" water more easily than a comparable untreated fabric can reduce the amount of energy necessary to dry equivalent amounts of paper by as much as 10% or more. Further, fabrics coated or recoated in accordance with the teachings of the present invention tend to run cleaner for longer periods of time when compared to similar, uncoated fabrics. A further observed benefit is that fabrics which have been coated with this material have reduced drag load in operation, with drag loads having been reduced by as much as 20% when compared to similar uncoated fabrics.
  • Drag load refers to the load imposed on the drive mechanisms of the paper machine (and thus the amount of power required to drive the fabric at the desired speed) by the fabric due to the dewatering forces imposed by suction boxes and foils. Reduced drag loads mean reduced energy consumption which is very beneficial to mill operating costs. In addition, we have found that TAD fabrics whose lateral edges have been so treated appear to better resist hydrolytic degradation at these treated lateral edges when compared to similar but untreated fabrics. [0056] While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been described in detail, the invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, which should be considered as merely exemplary. Further modifications and extensions of the present invention may be developed, and all such modifications are deemed to be within the scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

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L'invention concerne un tissu pour la fabrication de papier traité par application d'un revêtement de type nanoparticulaire afin que la résistance à la contamination par des matières étrangères dans un système de fabrication de papier soit améliorée. Le revêtement est appliqué pendant la fabrication du papier et durci pendant une étape de thermofixation. En variante, le revêtement est appliqué ou renouvelé au moyen d'un rinceur existant ou par mise en place d'une rampe de pulvérisation ou d'un autre dispositif d'application de revêtement approprié dans la section de séchage afin que le revêtement soit appliqué sur le tissu de manière commandée et uniforme. Avant l'application du revêtement, le tissu est tout d'abord nettoyé soigneusement par rinçage ou par pulvérisation, puis séché. Après l'application commandée du revêtement, tout excédent de matériau est éliminé de manière appropriée, par exemple par création de vide, et le revêtement restant sur le tissu est fixé, à l'aide de la chaleur ambiante de la section de séchage ou d'un ensemble portable d'éléments chauffants. Ainsi, il n'est pas nécessaire que le tissu soit retiré de la machine pour appliquer ou renouveler le revêtement résistant aux contaminants.
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